WEDG¡Aventuras!
As a correspondent for WEDG you will travel to a Central American country to create a travelog.
Each travelog video will contain information, maps and photos of a country to entice visitors to leave their homes and explore a new part of the world.
Your team of 4 reporters will work together to use online encyclopedias and approved websites to gather your facts.
Click here to see our finished videos!

See the Video Sample of WEDG Aventuras by clicking here!



Countries will be assigned randomly by Señorita and are:

Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama

Each team will be responsible for:

1. gathering facts using the graphic organizer (note sheets) from Señorita,
2. storing images in a shared google drive folder,
3. writing a script for the travelog,
4. filming and editing the show
5. including a music clip in the travelog (music provided by Señorita and Señor May)

Each video must include a bibliography for each photograph, image or music used.

Follow the links below to gather your facts:

El Mapa/Map (Worldbook Student)

• What is the capital city?
• What are the countries that border the country?
• What bodies of water border the country?

La Bandera/Flag (Worldbook Student)

• Describe your flag
• What do the colors and/or symbols mean?

La Moneda/Currency (Currency Used)

• What is the name of the paper money?
• What is the name of the coins?
• What is the exchange rate to the U.S. dollar?
  • To find the exchange rate, type "Currency Exchanges" in a google search box
  • Change the rate from Euro to the country's money

La Historia/History (Worldbook Student)

• What are important dates for your country? Why?
• Who are some of the important people?
• What type of government does the country have today?

La Mùsica y El Arte/Music and Art (Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection)
(Go Central America--read the text--one paragraph for each country)
Belize Music
Costa Rica Music
El Salvador Music
Guatemala Music
Honduras Music
Nicaragua Music
Panama Music

• What style of music is associated with the country?
• What are some of the instruments that are used to create this music?
• Is there a famous musician or artist from the country?

Los Dìas de Fiesta/Holidays (Marktheday.com)

• What are important holidays that are celebrated in the country?
• What are the dates?
• Why are these holidays important?
• How are they celebrated?

Las Comidas/Foods (Central American Foods)

• Name some fruits, vegetables or popular dishes that are eaten.

Datos Ràpidos/Fast Facts (Worldbook Student)

• Who is the current president or ruler of the country?
• What is the largest city?
• Are other languages spoken besides Spanish?
• Name other interesting facts that you find.

Timeline:

• Day 1=review task; learn how to use the resources; take notes
• Day 2=continue to take notes; write script
• Day 3=team leader creates a google folder in drive and shares with team; find images that are within creative commons; create bibliography
• Complete project during computer lab time

Photos

• Find 1 to 2 photos that best represent your topic
• Use Chrome
• Download your image (it will appear on the bottom of your browser screen)
• Drag your image from downloads into your country's folder in Google Drive
• Create a slide in your movie crediting the sites for the images
• Use the following sites to find copyright-friendly images--remember to Ctrl + Click-- Save Image as
  • Pics4Learning
  • DS World's Lands (use the alphabet menu to find your country)
  • World Book (Ctrl + Click-- Save Image as)
  • Google Docs (select Tools-Research-Filter Image Results by-Select Free to Use)